Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail after a jury found him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution this morning. The judge cited Combs’ history of violence and past illegal conduct while explaining why he declined to release Combs as he awaits sentencing.

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The jury sent a note to the judge saying they have reached a verdict on the counts of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, but they are unable to reach a verdict on the racketeering conspiracy count.

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A marathon voting session on President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill is underway in the Senate and has stretched overnight into the early hours of Tuesday morning after a weekend of negotiations and delays.

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The Supreme Court limits the power of lower courts to block Trump’s agenda. Though the case was intertwined with Trump’s executive order effectively ending birthright citizenship, the ruling does not settle the issue of whether the president can enforce that order. And there were signs that lower courts could move swiftly to block the policy.

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Emerging from a highly anticipated classified briefing on Thursday, Democratic and Republican senators were not in agreement over exactly how much US strikes on Iran set back that country’s nuclear program. Many Republicans said that they believe it will now take Iran years longer to build a nuclear weapon, though some acknowledged the threat is not completely neutralized. But Democrats said the picture is far less clear – and one said the US strikes set Iran back only by months.

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday said in a statement that the agency had obtained “a body of credible evidence [that] indicates Iran’s Nuclear Program has been severely damaged” by recent strikes, underscoring a broad intelligence community effort is ongoing to determine the impact of the US strikes on three of the country’s nuclear sites on Saturday.

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The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intelligence assessment that was described by seven people briefed on it.

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Trump announced a ceasefire, claiming that Israel and Iran both approached him asking for peace. Plus, IDF says Iran launched missiles towards Israel as ceasefire nears. And, FBI and DHS warn of heightened threat environment in U.S.

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Israel and Iran exchanged fresh strikes as the conflict entered a second week with little sign of ending. President Donald Trump meanwhile indicated that his two-week timeline for a decision on US military involvement in Iran is the “maximum” amount of time.

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President Donald Trump said he will allow two weeks for diplomacy to proceed before deciding whether to launch a strike in Iran. A powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq vowed to attack US military bases in the region if Trump decides to enter the conflict.

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